After a more or less even first half the Legion attack exploded in the second and did everything it needed to do to secure the win. For the third straight game, their efforts were offset by dubious re...
For 50+ minutes, it looked like the Legion had this one in the bag, albeit with some heavy lifting by the defense. Alas, it was not to be, for reasons we will look at later this week in a major tactic...
It’s been a good few days since this game; we’ve been busy. Still no win for the Legion but a much better overall performance despite the fact that they were basically playing against 12 (...
We’re changing our ratings system this season, just because we can. Previously, we rated the players on a 0-10 scale, 10 being perfection (never assigned) and 7 the average, leaving a lot of roo...
On a night when every team the Three Sparks are competing with lost the pressure was on to earn points in a very tough away game. The Legion came agonizingly close to taking all 3 but even 1 point was...
We haven’t posted one of these in a while. For a good few games there the ratings would have been pretty dismal, to be honest. Personal time constraints were also a factor, but we’re able ...
This past weekend we got to see a much more nearly complete performance out of the new-look Birmingham Legion than we have to date, at least at home. That excludes the first 25 minutes or so of the se...
All told, this was exactly the kind of Legion game we were promised with the new management. That is, except for the two goals allowed. Mark Briggs continues to focus on eliminating defensive errors b...
Mark Briggs rolled the dice this week with a heavy lineup rotation as well as a different formation. It worked out pretty well in what became a master class in defensive soccer. The Three Sparks were ...
The Legion got off to a slow start once again but picked up the pace in the second half and came away with the first road win of the season. This was against a strong Miami team and vaulted the Three ...